SEN Teaching Assistant

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant
Prospero Teaching are looking for a SEN Teaching Assistant to support a Year 9 student with SEN in the Catterick area. Were looking for an experienced SEN TA who has previously supported students with SEN, and are able to provide a safe, supportive learning environment to a student disengaged from mainstream education.

The Opportunity
Working as a 2:1 alongside a Tutor, you will be supporting the teaching of literacy, numeracy and supporting with life skills including confidence building and supporting their Special Educational Needs.

This particular student has SEN needs including Cerebral Palsy, ASD, Epilepsy, Dystonia and Anxiety disorder. With this in mind, the successful SEN TA will have a varied skillset across complex SEN to be able to fully support this student. One of your aims will be to support the pupil in their learning, offer structure back into their daily routine and continue their educational development within the home and to build the students confidence to later access the community.
Prospero will work with you closely to monitor the progression of this student by asking you to submit weekly reports.

Contract/Position Details:
· DL10 – Catterick area
· Position – SEN Teaching Assistant
· Type of work – Contract
· Start date – ASAP
· Setting – within the students home, to progress into the community
· Duration – ongoing across full academic year
· Contract type – Temporary
· 20 hours per week
· Rate of pay – up to GBP30 per hour (negotiable)

Experience, Training and Qualifications of the SEN TA:
· Possess UK classroom teaching/tutoring experience
· Be creative, patient and willing to think outside of the box
· Have experience working with students with SEND including ASD, Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy and Anxiety disorder

To be eligible for this role, the potential SEN TA must:
· Hold the right to work in the UK
· Hold a valid UK driving license
· Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
· Be able to reference the last two years of education/employment